sentaste

[sẽn̪ˈt̪ast̪e]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪ast̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“sentaste” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,921 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,921
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sentar o de sentarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sentaste · sentaste · Spanish

sentaste · rank #61,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,921
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH senatorial

Nearest frequency peer: senatorial (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sentaste”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sentaste” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sentaste
PropertyValue
Headwordsentaste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪ast̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sentaste” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sentastecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “senatorial” (#61,920), “sentate” (#61,922), “serenos” (#61,923). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sentaste” va en #61,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sentaste is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,921 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [sẽn̪ˈt̪ast̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sentar o de sentarse.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sentaste in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sentaste, spelled S-E-N-T-A-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sentar o de sentarse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sentaste"?
"sentaste" is spelled S-E-N-T-A-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪ˈt̪ast̪e].
What does "sentaste" mean?
As a verb, "sentaste" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sentar o de sentarse.
How do you pronounce "sentaste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentaste" is [sẽn̪ˈt̪ast̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentaste" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sentaste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list